Focus on the Global South - Philippines Programme

ABOUT LARRY LOHMANN
 
Larry Lohmann (larrylohmann@gn.apc.org) works with The Corner House, a UK-based research and advocacy organization. His books include Pulping the South:Industrial Tree Plantations in the Global Paper Economy (with Ricardo Carrere) (Zed, 1996) and the edited volume Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, Privatization and Power (Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, 2006). He is a founding member of the Durban Group for Climate Justice and his articles have appeared in journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society; Asian Survey; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars; Development; International Journal of Environment and Pollution; New Scientist; Race & Class and Science as Culture.
 
The Larry Lohmann Speaker Tour is part of Focus on the Global South’s Deconstructing Discourse and Activist Retooling Programme (DDARP), a project that aims to revisit debates on contemporary development issues, ideologies and paradigms and introduce new frontiers in analyses and perspectives to contribute to knowledge production, critical discourse and political action. The DDARP features programmatic short-term courses (lecture series) and one-time public lectures/roundtable discussions by nationally and internationally acclaimed scholars, researchers, and activists that are leading experts in their respective fields. For more info or to access past lectures, please visit www.focusweb.org/philippines.


Schedule
 
Nov. 18 Wed.
“Reality Check on Climate Change”
Time: 8:00-12:00 pm
Venue: Thomas Aquinas Research Complex, University of Sto. Tomas (UST)
Co-organizer: UST
 
“Climate Change and Justice: what’s in store in Copenhagen?”
Time: 1:30-3:00 pm
Venue: Miriam College
Co-organizer: WAGI-GDEC, International Studies Center, Miriam College
 
“Trade and Climate Change”
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Venue: Conspiracy Café, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
Co-organizer: Stop the New Round (SNR!) Coalition
 
Nov. 19 Thurs.
“Climate Justice: A Response to the Natural Disasters in the Philippines”
Time: 10:00-12:00 pm
Venue: Palma Hall 207, AVR Room, UP Diliman
Co-organizer: UP Pol. Sci. Department and UP Third World Studies Center

Climex Peoples Caucus on Climate Change
“Towards Climate Justice: Critical Perspectives on ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation’ (REDD)”
Time: 2:00-5:00 pm
Venue: Bulwagang Tandang Sora, UP College of Social Work and Community Development
Co-organizer: Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC)
 
Nov. 20 Fri.
“Climate Conversations”
Time: 9:00 - 11:30 am
Venue: Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo de Manila University
Co-organizer: Department of Political Science and Ateneo HPAIR
 
Climex Peoples Caucus on Climate Change
“Towards a Low Carbon Future: Examining Solutions to the Climate Crisis”
Time: 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Venue: PRRM Conference Room
Co-organizer: La Liga Institute, LRC-KsK, PRRM and Climate Exchange
 
Nov. 23 Mon.
“The Great Climate Sale: Revisiting the Climate Change Debate”
Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Venue: Little Theater, Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro
Co-organizer: Xavier University
 
Nov. 24 Tue.
“Forum on Climate Change and Climate Justice”
Time: 8:30 to 12:00 pm
Venue: UP Mindanao
Co-organizer: AFRIM, DRTS Mindanao, Stop the New Round Coalition-Mindanao
 
“Discussion on Trade and Climate Change/Justice”
Time: 1:00 to 5:30pm
Venue: UP Mindanao
Co-organizer: AFRIM, DRTS Mindanao, Stop the New Round Coalition-Mindanao
 
Nov. 26 Thurs.
“Climate Justice”
Time: 8:00am-12:00 pm
Venue: Audio-Visual Room 2, College of Law, University of Cebu, Cebu City
Co-organizer: IBP-Cebu, GLACC, FIDEC, VCAN and University of Cebu
 
Nov. 27 Fri.
“Eastern Workshop on Setting the R&D Agenda on Global
Climate Change”
Time: 8:00 to 12:30 pm
Venue: Visayan State University, Leyte
Co-organizer: Visayan State University and DRTS-Visayas
 
Dec. 1 Tue.
League of Cities of the Philippines (to be confirmed)
 
UP CSWCD (to be confirmed)
 
Media briefing for reporters covering climate issues
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: to be confirmed
 
Dec. 2 Wed.
League of Municipalities of the Philippines (detailed to be finalized)
 
Dec. 3 Thu.
With PLCPD - Briefing with Senate and House of Representatives’ staff (to be confirmed)